Actor Joe Pichler missing

Joe Pichler, a relatively unknown
child actor who performed in the third and fourth installments of the Beethoven series and also appeared in the
films Varsity Blues and The Fan, is still missing after abandoning his car near his
family's home in Bremerton, Washington and leaving an alleged suicide note inside. Pichler, who is now eighteen, quit
acting in 2002 to return home and finish high school. Pichler has so far not been found, though over 150 people have
showed up to help search for him since he's gone missing.